Troms DC 1 - Straumsmo

The site is located in Straumsmo, Bardu municipality. A greenfield site, close to two large scale reservoir hydro plants. Favourable grid situation combined with stable, cold and dry climate provides a good platform for development.

Power capacity

~100 MW to be verified

132 kV Voltage (2 available switchgear cells)

N-1 redundant

Grid

~8-9 % marginal rate loss percentage (2016–2017)

~1.5 km grid line to main transformer station

Redundant grid point (2 lines to Bardufoss)

Area

Today ~11 ha = 110,000 m2

Zoning started

Flat forest area

No large settlement next to site

Fiber

Fiber access

Several operators (BBFT, Broadnet, Telenor and Statnett)

Time to market

2020. Dependent on transformer solution and final approval from Statnett/NVE.